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Male Red-crested Cardinal plumage coloration is associated with parental abilities and breeding performance

Avian plumage coloration deriving from carotenoid-based pigments is among the most honest signals of individual quality. It has been argued that females may differentially allocate resources based on mate attractiveness or quality, paying the costs of investing more in a current breeding attempt. We...

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Autores principales: Segura, Luciano N., Mahler, Bettina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6662885/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31358834
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-47498-6